Detachable coat hanger cover



Oct. 10, 1950 M. T. VAN DERBECK 2,525,153

DETACHABLE COAT HANGER COVER Filed March 9, 1949 Gltornea Patented Oct.10, 1950 UNITED STATES FATENT ()FFlCE DETAOHABLE COAT HANGER COVER MarieTill Van Derbeck, El Monte, Calif.

Application March 9, 1949, Serial No. 80,415

2 Claims.

This invention is a detachable, washable, fabric sheath for conventionalcoat hangers.

It has been proposed to encase common wooden-arm coat hangers with ajacket or wrapper fixed thereon. This is objectionable for the reasonthat the jacket becomes soiled in time and can not be removed, withoutinjury, for washin or cleaning. Further, if the slender wooden armbreaks, as often happens, the jacket goes into discard with the brokenhanger.

An intent of the invention is to provide a simple, low-cost, practical,durable and attractive jack structure which can be Very easily mountedon a given hanger and as easily and quickly removed therefrom, so thatthe jacket, hereafter called the sheath, can be washed or cleaned atdesired times and then reapplied to the hanger arm.

A purpose of the invention is to provide in one adaptation a sheathcomprising a pair of substantially duplicate or half sheaths capable ofcoaptation on a given hanger to completely encase it, except for thehook.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a hanger sheath thestructure including relative, constantly united parts which arerelatively openable one from the other for application to a given coathanger.

The invention resides in certain advancements in this art as set'forthin the ensuing disclosure and having, with the above, additional objectsand advantages as hereinafter developed, and whose constructions,combinations and details of means and the manner of operation andcoaptation will be made manifest in the following description of theherewith illustrative embodiments; it being understood thatmodifications, variations, adaptations and equivalents may be resortedto Within the scope, spirit andprinciples of the invention as it isclaimed in conclusion hereof.

Figure 1 is a perspective of a form of the invention embodying a pair ofconnective, end half sheaths, as applied to a hanger.

Figure 2 is a perspective of a unitary form of the sheath.

The conventional coat hanger consists of a shoulder-curvature, slightwooden arm A from the top of which projects a wire hook H.

The sheath of Fig. 1 consists of a separable pair of half-lengthsleeve-like sections 2 and 3 each closed at its outer end. The inner endof the section 2 has a cuff-like portion 20 having an aflixed set ofsocket or snap fasteners 4.

The section 3 has at its open inner end a cuff 3c split at its top 315so as to embrace the near portion of the hook H. The cuff 30 preferablyconsists of a conventional strip of cloth having an afiixed series ofsnap fastener parts M for coaptation with the parts 4 in the cuff of thesection 2; thus enabling the quick but secure connection of the twosheath sections 2 and 3 in encasing position on the hanger. By simplydisconnecting the cufi fasteners one from the other at the hanger hook,the two sheath sections can be instantly removed for cleansing and laterapplied at will to a complementary hanger.

The detachable principle of such a sheath type of hanger cover is shownin Fig. 2 as embodied in a unitary structure of sheath; that is no partsare totally separable one from. the other as in Fig. 1. In thisembodiment the sheath comprises a full length back strip 5 along the topof which is a pair of downwardly foldable sheath flaps 6 and I whoseremote ends are attached to the respective ends of the back strip 5 toclose the ends at 8.

The inner ends of the flaps 6 and 1 preferably overlap in a closedposition at the location of the hanger hook H. These lapping ends may besecured together in any suitable manner as by snap fasteners 9, and thebottom edges of the back and the closed flaps may be secured in desiredmanner, as by snap fasteners Ill, or by zippers if preferred.

- What is claimed is:

1. A washable coat hanger cover comprising a sheathing adapted to beeasily and quickly applied to or removed from a given hanger having atop hook and including fabric portions to encase the arms of the hanger,said portions hav ing contiguous ends which overlap each other from topto bottom of the hanger to eliminate butting end joint at the edges ofsaid ends, the upper margins of the overlapped ends being recessed forreception of the shank of the said hook, and fastening means securingthe lapped ends in hanger covering position.

2. The cover of claim 1; the sheathing bein in the form of a pair ofwholly separable sections whose inner or meeting ends have mutuallytelescopic cuffs.

MARIE TILL VAN DERBECK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,893,968 Spence Jan. 10, 19332,192,237 Nettles Mar. 5, 1940

